PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Dukes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dukes
vs
Smith

196 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Smith!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dukes looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Dukes's belly button to the back.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith looks to land a combination but Dukes avoids it well.
Smith throws a combination that misses

and Dukes counters with a head kick that drops Smith to the mat! Smith scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Dukes misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Dukes has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Dukes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dukes throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Corey Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dukes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dukes at a distance.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Horrible takedown by Dukes or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dukes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Dukes.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Dukes. Those never looked like landing.
Dukes shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Dukes is breathing heavily.
Dukes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a right hand that Dukes ducks under and follows up with a left that Dukes also avoids with ease.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dukes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dukes back to the cage. Smith follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dukes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dukes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dukes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dukes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dukes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith catches Dukes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dukes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dukes.
Dukes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Dukes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dukes circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith lands a nice hook to Dukes's body. Dukes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith lands a nice hook to Dukes's body. Dukes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Good shot there by Smith.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Corey Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dukes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Dukes dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith jabs Dukes right on the nose. Dukes blinks but takes it well.
Smith is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dukes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dukes fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dukes on the side of the head.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Dukes. Dukes gets slowly back to his feet.
Dukes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dukes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dukes was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dukes slips a jab and a cross from Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Dukes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Dukes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Dukes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Dukes backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dukes rather than just go for the knockout.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Dukes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith is working the combinations to good effect here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Dukes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith throws a combination. Dukes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Smith looks to land a combination but Dukes avoids it well.
Dukes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dukes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Dukes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dukes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dukes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith avoids the head kick by Dukes.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Dukes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Dukes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Dukes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dukes. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dukes wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Dukes's belly button to the back.
Dukes throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Dukes moves to clinch but Smith breaks away
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dukes thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith throws a one two combo.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Dukes is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dukes.
Dukes wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith throws a right and a left that Dukes avoids nicely.
Corey Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dukes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dukes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dukes counters with a leg kick.
Lee Dukes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dukes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dukes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dukes wants to clinch
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Dukes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Dukes throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Dukes tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Dukes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dukes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dukess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dukes shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dukes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Dukes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dukes slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Dukes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dukes.
Smith stalks Dukes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dukes's face. Dukes staggers backwards, shaken.
Smith throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Dukes on that attempt.
Smith cracks Dukes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Dukes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Dukes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dukes.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Dukes from controlling successfully.
Dukes postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dukes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith wants to sweep here but Dukes controlling him for the moment.
Dukes trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

We're going to have a standup here because Lee Dukes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Smith with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dukes.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Lee Dukes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Dukes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lee Dukes.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Smith!